Roger Bright, Chief Executive

Dinah Nichols, non-executive Board member. Member of the corporate responsibility committee.

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CR Committee

Corporate Responsibility Committee

Members

The current members are:

Roger Bright (Committee Chairman)

Dinah Nichols, non-executive Board member

The secretary to the committee is Jane Baptist, a corporate support executive.

Meetings are held at least quarterly. The following executives ordinarily attend meetings: Director of Corporate Operations, members of the management board, and Head of Corporate Support. The committee reports to the main board particularly in relation to relevant policy statements or decisions and the achievements against objectives and targets.

Terms of Reference

The committee’s main purpose is to ensure that there is an established framework in place for improving the management of the historic, environmental and social aspects of the business of The Crown Estate and that the organisation’s reputation as a responsible landowner continues to be enhanced. The duties of the committee include:

• formulating policy and strategy in relation to corporate responsibility for approval by the board;
• ensuring implementation of corporate responsibility and environmental policies;
• overseeing production of the annual corporate responsibility report; and
• providing representation for The Crown Estate at external events relating to corporate responsibility.

Report of the Committee’s Activities

During the year, the committee met twice and considered all matters within the committee’s terms of reference, in particular:

• setting objectives and targets;
• monitoring performance;
• good management practice
• training and awareness;
• benchmarking; and
• external consultancy and audit advice.

The work of the committee is reflected in the corporate responsibility section of the annual report and accounts.